Planetary hours
in La Rochelle.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 1 August 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 21:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:46 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:14
- 3☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:56
- 6♂︎ Mars12:56 – 14:10
- 7☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:24
- 8♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:52
- 10☽︎ Moon17:52 – 19:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:20
- 2☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:06
- 3♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:38
- 5☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 02:57
- 8♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:43
- 9☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:29
- 10♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:01
- 12☽︎ Moon06:01 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Friday, 1 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 21:34: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:46 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.